Current Affairs for Assistant Exam 4.Pmd

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IMPORTANT EVENTS 2017 - 2018 & WHO’S WHO 01. Who is the present Chairman of the Innovation Council and Chief Executive Officer of Kerala? K.M. Abraham CAREERCAREERCAREERThe present Chief Secretary of Kerala - Paul Antony 02. Which city hosted the 105th Indian Science Congress in 2018? Imphal (in Manipur) 104th Indian Science Congress - Tirupati (in Andhra Pradesh) 03. WhichGUIDANCEGUIDANCEGUIDANCE picture is depicted on the new Rs. 10 note to be issued by the RBI? The Konark Sun Temple in Odisha The colour of the new Rs. 10 note - Chocolate brown The present Governor of RBI - Urjit Patel 04. In whichBUREAUBUREAUBUREAU year did blue moon, super moon and blood moon coincide after the year of 1866? 2018 (January 31)

CAREER GUIDANCE BUREAU ATTINGAL, TVPM & KOTTARAKKARA - 8590 333 999 www.careerguidancebureau.com Fresh batches for: Secretariat Assistant, Univer- sity Assistant, HSA (PS), LDC (Longe Term) Separate hostel facilities for ladies and gents for outstation candidates. Pradhan 39. Which is the second best UNESCO world heritage site in the world according to the new survey by a travel portal TripAdvisor? Taj Mahal According to this surevey Combodia’s Angkor Wat is the best UNESCO world heritage site in the world. 40. Who has been awarded India’s highest peacetime military decoration posthumously in 2018? Corporal Jyoti Prakash Nirala Ashok Chakra is the highest peacetime military decoration of India. 41. Who is the present Chairman of the Kendra Sangeet Natak Akademi? Shekhar Sen The Chairman of the Kendra Lalit Kala Akademi - Kalyan Kumar CAREERCAREERCAREERChakravarty 42. Who is the Chief Election Commissioner of India? Om Prakash Rawat The Election Commissioners of India - Sunil Arora, Ashok Lavasa The Chairman of ISRO - K. Sivan 43. WhoGUIDANCEGUIDANCEGUIDANCE is the new Secretary General of Lok Sabha? Snehlata Shrivastava She is the first woman Secretary General of the Lok Sabha. 44. Who is the present Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha? P.J. Kurien The present Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha - Desh Deepak VermaBUREAUBUREAUBUREAU 45. Name the first indigenously developed vaccine from India to be pre- qualified by World Health Organisation (WHO). CAREER GUIDANCE BUREAU ATTINGAL, TVPM & KOTTARAKKARA - 8590 333 999 www.careerguidancebureau.com Fresh batches for: Secretariat Assistant, Univer- sity Assistant, HSA (PS), LDC (Longe Term) Separate hostel facilities for ladies and gents for outstation candidates. Rotavac The Rotavac vaccine protects against childhood diarrhoea caused by the rotavirus. 46. Where has India’s first national park for differently abled people been inaugurated? Hyderabad (in Telangana) The state that has recently been declared as ‘disturbed area’ for next six months till June-end, under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act /AFSPA - Nagaland 47. In which state will the second Film and Television Institute of India be set up? Arunachal Pradesh India’s first Film and Television Institute was established in Pune. 48.CAREERCAREERCAREER Which article of the Constitution deals with the right to die peace- fully and with dignity (passive euthanasia)? Article 21 A constitution bench, led by Dipak Misra upheld that the fundamen- tal right to life and dignity includes right to refuse treatment and die withGUIDANCEGUIDANCEGUIDANCE dignity. GUIDANCE The first country in the world to legalise euthanasia - Netherlands 49. Who is the present Comptroller and Auditor General of India? Rajiv Mehrishi The first Comptroller and Auditor General of India - V. Narahari Rao 50. Who is the first female President of Singapore? Halimah BUREAUYacobBUREAUBUREAU 6 Angela Merkel has been elected as the Chancellor of Germany for the fourth time. CAREER GUIDANCE BUREAU ATTINGAL, TVPM & KOTTARAKKARA - 8590 333 999 www.careerguidancebureau.com Fresh batches for: Secretariat Assistant, Univer- sity Assistant, HSA (PS), LDC (Longe Term) Separate hostel facilities for ladies and gents for outstation candidates. 51. Which rebellion was named as the first War of Independence against British Rule in history books from next academic session by the Union Govenment? Paika Rebellion Paika Rebellion was held in 1817 in Odisha. 52. Name the passenger train service between Kolkata and Bangladesh’s Khulna was inaugurated on November 9, 2017. Bandhan Express Maitree Express runs between Dhaka and Kolkata. 53. From which bacterial eye infection is India free now? Trachoma 54. Name the temple from India to win the UNESCO Asia Pacific Award of Merit 2017 for cultural heritage conservation. SriCAREERCAREERCAREER Ranganathaswamy Temple (in Tamil Nadu) 55. In which state in India is the first green field smart city launched? Jharkhand The first advanced Homoeopathy Virology lab in India has recently been inaugurated in Kolkata. 56. NameGUIDANCEGUIDANCEGUIDANCE the Indian paediatrician to be appointed as the Deputy Direc- tor General for Programmes (DDP) of the WHO. Dr. Soumya Swaminathan The Director General of the WHO - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus 57. With the help of which country will India’s first bullet train project ’MAHSR corridor’ be built? Japan BUREAUBUREAUBUREAU It runs between Mumbai–Ahmedabad. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and PM Narendra Modi were CAREER GUIDANCE BUREAU ATTINGAL, TVPM & KOTTARAKKARA - 8590 333 999 www.careerguidancebureau.com Fresh batches for: Secretariat Assistant, Univer- sity Assistant, HSA (PS), LDC (Longe Term) Separate hostel facilities for ladies and gents for outstation candidates. jointly inaugurated the bullet train project. The train will start operating on August 15, 2022, when India com- pletes 75 years of independence. 58. Name the uninhabited island of Lakshadweep which has disappeared due to coastal erosion. Parali I The total number of islands in Lakshadweep - 36 (at present 35) 59. Who has headed the constitutional bench of Supreme Court which declared that the practice of Triple Talaq is ‘void, illegal and uncon- stitutional’? Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar (then CJI) The book ‘Triple Talaq: Examining Faith’ was written by Salman Khurshid. 60.CAREERCAREERCAREER Which state government has launched ‘Indira Canteen’ for urban poor? Karnataka Karnataka state government has also decided to make education free for all girls from Class 1 to graduation level in all public and aided privateGUIDANCEGUIDANCEGUIDANCE schools and colleges. GUIDANCE The subsidised scooter scheme to be launched by the Government of Tamil Nadu for working women on the occasion of the 70th birth an- niversary celebrations of late leader Jayalalithaa - Amma Scooter Scheme 61. Which is the first fully Indian made train? Medha BUREAUBUREAUBUREAU 62. Name the exclusive indigenous nature channel to be launched by Doordarshan. CAREER GUIDANCE BUREAU ATTINGAL, TVPM & KOTTARAKKARA - 8590 333 999 www.careerguidancebureau.com Fresh batches for: Secretariat Assistant, Univer- sity Assistant, HSA (PS), LDC (Longe Term) Separate hostel facilities for ladies and gents for outstation candidates. DD Prakriti A new 24x7 satellite television channel of Doordarshan for the north- eastern region - DD Arun Prabha 63. Who were the chief guests of the 69th Republic Day of 2018? The leaders of all the ten ASEAN countries The first country in the world to legalise equal pay between men and women - Iceland 64. What is the name of a supercluater of galaxies discovered by a team of Indian astronomers? Saraswati 65. In which country is Hambantota International port situated? Sri Lanka This port has been handed over to China by Sri Lanka for 99 year CAREERCAREERCAREERlease. 66. Who is the CEO of Ayushman Bharat? Indu Bhushan The national health protection scheme which covers over 10 crore poor and vulnerable families providing coverage upto 5 lakh rupees perGUIDANCEGUIDANCEGUIDANCE family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization - Ayushman Bharat 67. Name the model school announced by the Union Finance minister Arun Jaitley in the Union budget in 2018 for SC and ST students by 2022. Eklavya The schemeBUREAUBUREAUBUREAU announced in the Union budget 2018, called ‘operation green’, which aims to aid farmers and help control and limit erratic fluctuations in the prices of tomatoes, onions and potatoes (TOP). CAREER GUIDANCE BUREAU ATTINGAL, TVPM & KOTTARAKKARA - 8590 333 999 www.careerguidancebureau.com Fresh batches for: Secretariat Assistant, Univer- sity Assistant, HSA (PS), LDC (Longe Term) Separate hostel facilities for ladies and gents for outstation candidates. 68. On whose birth centenary celebrations were the commemorative coins of Rs. 100 and Rs. 5 denominations released in 2017? M.G. Ramachandran He was awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously in 1988. 69. Name the first indigenous unmanned tank of India developed by DRDO. Muntra 70. According to a census by the RBI, which country is the the biggest investor of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India? Mauritius The countries which participate the joint military exercise named Iron Fist - America and Japan 71. Name the Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change. Dr.CAREERCAREER Harsh Vardhan CAREER CAREER The programme launched by the Environment Ministry of India which aims the students to give awareness about global warming and climate change - Green deed Campaign 72. Who is the Indian person to be conferred the ‘Grand Collar of the StateGUIDANCEGUIDANCEGUIDANCE of Palestine’, the highest Palestinian honour for foreign digni- taries? Narendra Modi 73. Which state has topped the Health Index Progressive Report released by NITI Aayog? Kerala The stateBUREAUBUREAUBUREAU which has launched nutrition scheme for children affected by HIV - Himachal Pradesh 74. Which is the wealthiest Indian city in the world according to the re- CAREER GUIDANCE BUREAU ATTINGAL, TVPM & KOTTARAKKARA - 8590 333 999 www.careerguidancebureau.com Fresh batches for: Secretariat Assistant, Univer- sity Assistant, HSA (PS), LDC (Longe Term) Separate hostel facilities for ladies and gents for outstation candidates. port by New World Wealth? Mumbai (12th wealthiest city in the world) New York tops the list. 75. Which country has banded together with India plans to host the Bi- lateral Exercise ‘Varuna’? France The first phase of Indo-French joint naval exercise ‘Varuna 2018’ has started in Goa. 76. Who has been appointed the chairman of the newly formed Finance Commission by Indian Olympic Association (IOA)? Anil Khanna The incumbent chairman of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) - Narinder Batra 77.CAREERCAREERCAREER Name the political part launched by Kamal Haasan. Makkal Needhi Maiam The symbol of ‘Makkal Needhi Maiam’ - The six ‘enjoining hands’ 78. Which country has appointed a Minister for Loneliness? Britain TheGUIDANCEGUIDANCEGUIDANCE Prime Minister of the United Kingdom - Theresa May 79. Which country is the global host of 2018 world environment day? India World environment day - June 5 The theme of 2018 world environment day - Beat Plastic Pollution 80. Which is the second largest mobile phone producing country in the world?BUREAUBUREAUBUREAU India First position - China CAREER GUIDANCE BUREAU ATTINGAL, TVPM & KOTTARAKKARA - 8590 333 999 www.careerguidancebureau.com Fresh batches for: Secretariat Assistant, Univer- sity Assistant, HSA (PS), LDC (Longe Term) Separate hostel facilities for ladies and gents for outstation candidates. 81. What is the colour of ‘Baal Aadhaar’? Blue Baal Aadhaar - The Aadhaar card for a child below 5 years of age 82. Who is the present Secretary General of SAARC? Amjed Hussain 6 The headquarters of SAARC - Kathmandu (Nepal) 83. In which state is India’s longest elevated road constructed? Uttar Pradesh (Hindon Elevated Road, 10.5 km) India’s first insect museum was inaugurated in Tamil Nadu. 84. Which is the first country in the world to grant citizenship to a robot? Saudi Arabia 6 The robot is named ‘Sophia’ to be developed by Hong Kong based company ‘Hanson Robotics’. 85.CAREERCAREERCAREER In which country has the Asia’s largest tulip garden been opened? India (in Kashmir) The first metro city in India to have a floating market - Kolkata 86. From where did India testfire the Brahmos supersonic cruise missile with an indigenous seeker? PokhranGUIDANCEGUIDANCEGUIDANCE in Rajasthan GUIDANCE The Supersonic cruise missile BrahMos is a joint collaboration between India and Russia. 87. In which state has the world’s longest sandstone cave been discovered? Meghalaya KremBUREAU BUREAUBUREAUPuri is the the world’s longest sandstone cave. 88. Which state government has recently launched Water ATM policy